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The Weekend Wives

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30th June 2016

Price: £7.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444785302

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‘What is the world, then, of the weekend wife?’ asked Emily.
‘Secrets, there will be secrets. Not necessarily serious ones, but the triviality of them almost makes them worse. Someone will start smoking. One of you will see an ex and for some unknown reason decide not to tell the other one and before you know it, it’s become a thing.’ Laura sighed. ‘None of it really matters, I know, when I say it like that, but it all chips away.’
‘Still, those sort of secrets, like you say, they’re not anything serious, you know, like…’ Emily paused, unable to say the word out loud.
‘Like an affair?’ said Laura. ‘Oh god, this set-up is a recipe for adultery, don’t you think?’

A few months ago, Emily and her husband sold their house in the city and bought a place in the country. But Emily didn’t know that it would sometimes feel like a move to another country altogether. Moreover, with Matt working in the city from Monday-Friday, and only coming home to her and the kids at the weekend, Emily is suddenly plunged into the world of a ‘weekend wife’. With all the obstacles . . . and secrets . . . that brings with it.

Reviews

Daily Mail on JUST LIKE PROPER GROWN-UPS
Funny and deliciously rude.
Lisa Jewell on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS
Utter genius.
Daily Mail on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS
Fantastically well-written, searingly truthful, occasionally very moving
Marie Claire on THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS
Sharply funny
We Love This Book
A wonderful portrait of celebrity . . . a light, wry take on life behind the scenes of the A-List and an easy, accessible read.
Daily Express
Hilariously lifts the shades on an uber-glamorous world
Good Housekeeping
A razor sharp dissection of the madness of modern fame.
Daily Mail
It's a great premise and the book's full of spot-on brilliance, from posh children's clothes to the dramatic denouement in the garden.
Red
The Nanny Diaries meets Sex And The City
Sunday Mirror
A very funny satire on fame and the media, you will race through this indulgent treat.
Image
A quirky story which is amusingly told.
The Lady magazine
Nail-biting end
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Praise for Christina Hopkinson's novels
Lisa Jewell
Utter genius
Daily Mail
Fantastically well-written, searingly truthful...very moving
Sunday Mirror
You will race through thus indulgent treat
Grazia
Ignore the chores and read this
Heat
Witty, sharp and absorbing with a dark edge that we loved.